Chapter 312 Seeing Injustice
After reading it, Lu Xuefei explained, "This is a case from the Kingdom of Wu, not from our Great Zhou Kingdom. The laws of each country are different. This woman who successfully divorced is known as Lady Huyang. She is very capable and has done many good things for the people. According to the book, the fact that almost no one in the Kingdom of Wu goes hungry is thanks to her."
However, she was unlucky and married a prince from the Kingdom of Wu. The prince was a compulsive gambler. Every time he lost money, he would beat the princess half to death and demand money from her to gamble. If she didn't give him the money, he would beat her with fists and kicks.
According to records, the prince's mansion was robbed, which was extremely bad. When the emperor found out, he granted the princess a divorce and ordered the return of her dowry. The prince was then demoted to a commoner.
Such a case has never occurred before in the history of our Great Zhou Dynasty. In other words, there are no recorded cases in the laws of our Great Zhou Dynasty of a woman who married into the royal family and successfully divorced.
Jiang Fenghua muttered to herself: It seems that Luo Ziqiong can only get rid of the Second Prince when she is divorced.
Lu Xuefei didn't hear what she was muttering and asked, "Why is the Crown Princess concerned about this kind of case? However, there are also cases of successful divorces in the history of our Great Zhou Dynasty, such as princesses and their husbands divorcing, simply because the person seeking a divorce is a princess."
Ultimately, those who formulate laws are at the pinnacle of power. A princess is the emperor's daughter, and even the emperor would favor his own daughter. True fairness is impossible for ordinary people; take the principle of "the emperor and the commoner are subject to the same punishments" for example.
Lu Xuefei hesitated, then asked, "Is Xuefei talking too much?"
Jiang Fenghua nodded, "What you said won't get out."
"Then I'll really tell you?" Lu Xuefei asked again to confirm.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Even if you're wrong, I won't eat you."
She lowered her voice and said softly, "In the laws of various countries, the saying that the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners is just a slogan. I have checked the laws of various countries and found that in every dynasty, very few emperors have actually punished their own relatives for crimes. Most emperors have only shown favoritism or found a pretext to give lenient punishments. This is a manifestation of the unfairness, injustice and irregularity of the laws."
Jiang Fenghua's lips curled into a smile. This girl was incredibly bold. Although what she said was true, she dared to say such things. If this got back to the emperor, Lu Tingwei might lose his head.
“Miss Lu seems to have a lot of indignation about the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty,” Jiang Fenghua said.
"No, no, this servant absolutely did not. It was just a little reflection after seeing too much of this," Lu Xuefei quickly explained.
Jiang Fenghua said, "What you said is not wrong, but this world is inherently unfair, so why should we fight for fairness? What's the point if everyone is fair? I prefer the feeling of pursuing fairness." To be the one who holds the power of fairness.
"Although the saying 'the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners' is more of a slogan and has never been truly implemented, who would dare to punish the emperor? This saying also serves as a restraint and warning, restraining officials and ministers, and urging those in power not to abuse their power, plot wickedness, or harm the people. The normative nature of laws is more meaningful in terms of how to punish those who break the law, and even intimidating those who intend to make mistakes, making them afraid to commit them," Jiang Fenghua added.
"I see that you're getting a bit too caught up in the details of your manuscript copying. Revising the laws is ultimately the responsibility of the Court of Justice. Your opinions, especially as a young girl, could lead to your death," she reminded her, pointing to a particular passage.
Lu Xuefei felt as if she had been struck by lightning after reading it. She quickly tore off the page, turned on the tinderbox, and burned the paper to ashes. "I didn't mean it."
Jiang Fenghua pretended not to see it. It was indeed inappropriate for Lu Xuefei, a woman from the inner quarters, to have so many bold ideas.
"Miss Lu, why don't you also perform something at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?" Jiang Fenghua suggested.
Lu Xuefei said awkwardly, "This servant would rather not. I know very little about poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
Jiang Fenghua didn't force her, and said, "I'm going to pay my respects to the Empress. Would you like to come out for a walk with me? Staying in your room all day studying laws must be quite annoying!"
Lu Xuefei was terrified when she thought of the Empress Cheng's face when she wanted to beat her to death. Fortunately, the Crown Prince saved her: "This servant still prefers reading. If Your Highness sends this servant to organize and revise the laws, this servant will never feel annoyed for the rest of her life."
Jiang Fenghua's eyes turned slightly cold as she said in a deep voice, "Miss Lu, why don't you accompany me for a walk?"
Lu Xuefei sensed the awkward atmosphere and said, "Okay!"
When they left the East Palace and walked into the Imperial Garden, they found a group of people gathered behind the artificial hill. Among them was a young man dressed in dark blue who was being punched and kicked by them. The man was curled up in a ball, covering his head. The person who ordered the beating was standing aside watching the show, and was cursing, "You are born of a lowly concubine and you dare to compete with me? If you are so capable, why don't you show your skills to the Emperor?"
From afar, Jiang Fenghua recognized the person who was cursing: Xie Xin, the tenth prince and son of Consort Zhao. Before they could get close enough to stop him, Lu Xuefei quickened her pace and ran over, rushing into the group of people who were beating him and saying, "Stop it, all of you stop! You can't hit people, hitting people is against the law."
Xie Xinjian was a young girl dressed as a palace maid, with a pair of lecherous eyes. "Oh, where did this little beauty come from? She said that it's illegal for me to hit someone, haha... Little beauty, tell me which law I've broken!"
Upon hearing that the other party was a prince, Lu Xuefei was also somewhat frightened, but she couldn't just stand by and watch a prince bully someone. She said, "Anyone who assaults another without cause may be convicted depending on the severity of the offense..."
The prince's actions constitute bullying the weak. If he cripples or kills the victim, he will be guilty of intentional assault, and causing serious injury or death is severely punished.
She added, "Even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners." This sentence served as a constraint.
Xie Xin laughed again as he listened to her eloquent explanation. "Where did this crazy beauty come from, running up to me and trying to punish me? Guards, beat her too, but don't hit her face, or it won't look good."
At this moment, the person who had been curled up on the ground suddenly stood up and stood in front of Lu Xuefei, saying, "Xie Xin, take your anger out on me."
After saying that, he glared at Lu Xuefei and said coldly, "Who cares about my business, you lowly servant? Get out of here!" He wanted to save this palace maid who had suddenly run out; if she fell into Xie Xin's hands, she would be in grave danger.
Lu Xuefei was startled by the man's shout and realized that the person who had been beaten was also a prince. Why should a prince be bullied like this?
The man's gaze was so sharp, his eyes bloodshot, that she was so frightened that she dared not utter another word.
Just as Xie Xin was about to attack the man again, Ao Xue suddenly stepped forward, drawing her long sword and blocking the group. Her posture was handsome and dashing, startling Xie Xin and his men into taking a few steps back.
Xie Xin screamed, "Help! There's an assassin!"
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